A nice tan awaits you on our sandy beaches ! Beach weather report

No less than 5 golf courses nearby !

Live a true adventure at the Puy du Fou - its medieval theme park, its wonderful night show.
Official website of the Puy du Fou

Attend an exciting Tai Chi Chuan course in La Faute s/ Mer !
More information here !

Discover our ecosystem unique in Europe while visiting the Bird Reserve of St Denis du Payré and take a guided stroke through the marshes.

La Rochelle's harbour, a higly historical place from which you can start several strokes : the harbour's towers, the town centre with its arcades, the aquarium, or even take a boat to visit the islands and Fort Boyard. More information here !

Visit the Royal Abbey of St Michel en l’Herm, from which started the Poitou's evangelization (built in 682). See the 12th century chapter house, the 13th century califactory and the 17th dinner room. Tickets are available at the Tourist office right beside the abbey, open on tuesday, thursday and friday in July and August.

Dozens fo walkings and cyclings, we lent bicyles and maps for free !

Discover the Ile de Ré (Ré island) for unforgettable strokes ! Further information here !

Museum André Deluol (1909-2003), meet a hundred of works by this famous 20the century parisian sculptor who retired in St Michel en l'Herm in 1989 and gave part of his collection to the town.

Near Fontenay-le-Comte starts the "Green Venice" with its numerous canals and delightful boat outings, a charming way to discover the wet marshes.

Poets and perfume lovers will perhaps prefer the magnificient Flower Park of the Aron Court and its nice castle !
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At the heart of the Renaissance town centre of Fontenay-le-comte, you'll find the mysterious 16th century Castle of Terre-Neuve with its alchemic fireplace. Also don't miss their drama festival !!! More information !

Only 10km far from Grues, Luçon is a town you can't miss. Its gothic cathedral was ordered by Richelieu, also see the Chapelle des Ursulines and its painted ceiling and the wonderful Dumaine Garden.

Why not take advantage of the off season to go on holidays without stress, traffic jam, thousands of people invading the beaches of the coast in the summer ?
Intimate strokes on the beach while the ocean is roaring, visits of castles and museums where tour guides have more time to take care of you, gastronomic dinners by the fireplace, observation of the birds migrating towards south and stopping in St Denis du Payré's Reserve, and so on.
The room we propose is heated of course and is available at the same price and conditions than in the high season.

We've prepared a little selection of ideas that will, hopefully, convince you that winter where we live is not a dead season.

Nice weather, isn't it ?

Thanks to the ocean, our climate offers us nice sweet winters with very little snow and a lot of wind.

Walking in the dunes near La Tranche sur Mer will enchant you, but don't forget to take a sweater !

Beware gastronomes !

Mussels cooked with wine,
delicious oysters,
and the famous Brioche vendéenne for dessert.

The Museum of the Abbey of Sainte Croix, in Les Sables d'Olonne, contains treasures of modern art and is open from October 1st to June 14th !

The house of Georges Clémenceau, in St Vincent sur Jard, is open from september 16th to may 14th. Very interesting guided tour !

New museum (opened in 2006) , the Historial of Vendée is open all year long except on mondays.

The medieval castle of Talmont Saint-Hilaire (20km from Grues) stays open until November 2nd. Visit their website !

Noirmoutier's Castle is open from February 2nd to November 5th. Other informations on the Island of Noirmoutier available here !

The Logis de la Chabotterie allows you to discover the sweetness of the countryside lifestyle at the end of the 18th century.
Open all year except during the 3 last weeks of January.

Built in 1003 on a former island of the Golfe des Pictons, the Abbey of Maillezais shows a unique architecture. Writers and artists were welcome there. François Rabelais came in 1518, and Agrippa d'Aubigné transformed it into a protestant fortress. Open all year except during the 3 last weeks of January.

Built in 1068, the Abbey of Nieul sur l’Autise became a Royal Abbey in the 12th century when the Queen of France Alienor d’Aquitaine decided it. Open all year except during the 3 last weeks of January.